Hey, guys Kinzie13 here! I'm so sorry for being awol for so long but lots has been happening lately and the next chapter of Singularity just WILL NOT COOPERATE. Every rewrite just comes out so wrong. So I've had this story in mind for awhile so I thought id post and see what ya'll thought. Thanks!

I do not own Inuyasha just this story plot.

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When your life flashes before your eyes, everyone has a moment that stands out from the rest... Hers was gold, the last thing she saw.

Everyone stared silently at the smoking ash on the ground, the Shikon jewel glinting in the center. They had finally won and Naraku was dead though it had been hard won. Inuyasha knelt next to Kikyo's shattered body with tears in his eyes. She had stopped a blow meant for him resulting in her second death. Kohaku had been the first victim of the fight when he failed to kill Sango, Naraku had reclaimed his jewel shard. Kikyo's death had brought the return of the rest of Kagome's soul and a surprise gift of the rest of her power and with it, she shot one last arrow, more powerful than any before. Combined with a sword attack from Sesshomaru it had proven to be Naraku's end. He was swallowed by the attacks and his last strangled cry was heard before the bright light exploded and all that was left was his ashes and their long-sought prize.

Kagome stepped hesitantly toward it almost not believing this was happening. They had sought to make the jewel whole for five long years and it had been long enough that Kagome knew she no longer belonged in her world. She feared more than anything that the well would force her back to her own time where she had already said her goodbyes to her family in her hope to remain here. Her fingers finally brushed the jewel and there was a flash of light.

Kagome blinked to clear her vision and gasped whirling around and readying herself for the unexpected. She was no longer on the burned and mangled battlefield where they had defeated Naraku but in a vast wasteland full of mist, smoke, and scorched ground.

"It's alright Kagome. This is not a trick." She turned to the two people behind her, instantly realizing Midoriko was speaking to her. The man beside her sneered at her.

"Yes, girl you are in the Shikon jewel. Congrats and all that your not quite the disappointment we thought you were." Midoriko leveled him with a glare.

"Ignore him, my dear. He can't help his nature he is the combined youkai souls that were trapped here with me. Naraku's darkness had had an...interesting effect on the jewel, to say the least. But now for the most important part. Are you ready to rid the world of this cursed jewel?"

"Yes, of course, that is what I've wanted most. But I don't know how Midoriko. I can't think of a pure wish that won't have some backlash." The youkai laughed heartily.

"That's the trick girl! Unless we told you what to do the world will never be rid of this thing. And I'm not so sure it will be now either. I don't think you have what it takes for this." She looked confused at Midoriko.

" What he means child, is that the jewel requires something. A gift and a sacrifice. Balancing the scales so to speak. It's the only way."

Kagome closed her eyes taking a deep breath. "It's alright. I'll do it. The jewel is my responsibility it always has been. If I must sacrifice to end it then it's what I must do."

"We're not talking about sending you to your own time little girl. Or death. Our energies would combine in your body, bonding with it as a container. But the force of this will rip you apart, body, mind, and soul. It would be agony. Unending agony. Even we don't know how long it would take or what will happen to you afterward." For once the youkai looked at her differently as though even he was sorry for what she would endure should she continue. Her body was shaking and her heart beat wildly as she tried to remain calm.

"And the gift? What would I gain?" Midoriko put her hand on her shoulder as an image appears before then of the battlefield she had left behind. The image seemed frozen but she could clearly see Inuyasha cradling Kikyo's broken body as Sango mirrors him with Kohaku's.

"All will be put as it should. They would both be alive to live as they should have before Naraku's influence." Kagome's tears spilled from her eyes as she stared at the image. Those she loved would finally be happy. Sango, the sister of her heart, and Inuyasha... she had known for awhile now that they would never be more than dear friends. What she wanted more than anything was for him to have the happiness he deserved. And this could bring it. Blinking back her tears she turned back to face them.

"I'll do it but...do they have to know? I wouldn't want my sacrifice to taint their happiness. I'd rather them just think I was taken home to my time beyond the well." The youkai's rough voice startled her.

" It will be so girl. The wish will release all the energy contained to you in an instant. For them, it will be a flash of light and you will be gone. They don't have to know." He paused as though unsure of how to proceed. "You... we're not what I expected. Midoriko told me so many times that you would be the one to free us from this endless fighting so we can finally rest. I admit I regret that you won't be allowed the same. I...hope things end well for you. Thank you." He spun around quickly ad though embarrassed at what he had said. Kagome just bowed to him resisting the urge to giggle at what she considered 'tough guy behavior' that she had seen many times from Inuyasha.

"One final thing my child. The Western Lord is quite powerful. He alone will be able to tell what happens when the wish is made. I do not know if he will tell the other what transpires. Now my dear let's return you. This has taken but a second your friends are unaware that we've spoken. Good luck Kagom."

The light flashed again and she was picking up the Shikon jewel on the battlefield. She slowly turned back to her friends, once again seeing the heartbroken image Midoriko had shown her and decided that she wasn't afraid anymore. This was her purpose and she would meet the end with bravery.

Kagome smiled softly at the people she had come to think of as family. "I know what to do."

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OK 1st chapter plz review and let me know what you thought!